Organic Gardening

Your plants must be able to draw nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium from the soil. Synthetic chemical fertilizers may ensure quick soil fertility and plant growth but their constant use robs the soil of essential microbes, depleting its quality.

Radishes

If you’ve never grown radishes in a container, you are in for a treat!.The peak season for radishes is March – June, so now is the perfect time to get them into your favorite clay pot or other type container.

Organic Container

While an herb garden is an easy way to get started gardening, it is also one of the most healthful type of gardens. It can be any size, from a couple of potted plants on your kitchen window to a patio or balcony filled with colorful containers.

Marigold flowers have been used as a pest repellent for centuries and gardeners living in mild climates plant them in the early fall as well as again in spring.
When planted in fall, seedlings or young plants may very well be killed by a hard frost...

Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna
“Anna’s Hummingbird is a medium-sized stocky hummingbird native to the west coast of North America. This bird was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli. In the early 20th century, Anna’s hummingbird bred only in...

While an herb garden is an easy way to get started gardening, it is also one of the most healthful type of gardens. It can be any size, from a couple of potted plants on your kitchen window to a patio or balcony filled with colorful containers. Many...

Smallest birds, but great pollinators

“Anna’s Hummingbird is a medium-sized stocky hummingbird native to the west coast of North America. This bird was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli. In the early 20th century, Anna’s hummingbird bred only in northern Baja California and southern California. The transplanting of exotic ornamental plants in residential areas throughout the Pacific coast and inland deserts provided expanded nectar and nesting sites, and the species was able to expand its breeding range greatly.” (Wikipedia)

Hummingbirds are delightful to watch and they are the world’s smallest birds. Native only to North and South America, they are one of mother natures great pollinators.